Despite Sikh religion being a distinct religion having its own distinct scripture, church (Gurdwara), history and the distinct identity of its followers, there is widespread ignorance about its distinctiveness. This ignorance is partly due to lack of information among the people of the world about the Sikhs and partly due to the intentional well-planned propaganda by some fundamentalist sections among the Hindus that Sikhism is a part or at the most a sub-sect of Hinduism. This book, written by a celebrated Sikh scholar and an ideologue presents a successful rebuttal to this willful canard being spread against the distinctiveness of Sikh religion and Sikh people. Based on critical analysis of Hindu scriptures and their philosophy in comparison to the Sikh philosophy enshrined the sacred Sikh scripture, and the distinction of Sikh symbols, dress, code of conduct, rites and ceremonies, the author has established that the Sikhs are not the Hindus, but have their own separate, distinct religious and national identity[edit]